If I asked you what your least favorite cleaning job in your home is, what would you say?  If you are like most women you’ll say cleaning the bathroom.  It’s the dirtiest job in the house, but very important since a clean bathroom will help to prevent the spread of germs.  Here is a quick to-do list to clean your bathroom today.

• Use toilet bowl cleaner on the inside of your toilet and allow to sit while you do the next few steps.
• Empty the trash can, and replace with a clean plastic liner.
• Get all the dirty clothes into the hamper.
• Use a disinfectant cleaning spray to clean the sink, tub and counter.
• Use a bathroom cleaner to clean the inside of your shower (my favorite is Scubbing Bubbles).  Use the hose from your shower to rinse down the inside walls.
• Scrub the inside of your toilet with a brush.  Clean the outside of the toilet bowl and toilet seat with a disinfectant cleaning spray.
• Use a glass spray like Windex to clean your mirrors.
• Sweep and mop the floor.  (I like to use a Swiffer dry cloth and then a Swiffer wet cloth for quick clean up.)

Thank goodness the dirty job is over.  Taking a few steps every day will help to keep your bathroom clean and make the weekly cleaning job easier. What can you do?

• Use a shower spray cleaner after every shower.  Get your husband and older children involved and ask them to do this task themselves every day.
• Use disinfectant cleaning wipes (like Clorox wipes) to wipe down the outside of the toilet bowl and toilet seat every night.
• Wipe down the counter and sink every night.
• Empty the trash can every day.

Keeping your bathroom organized will make it easier to keep it clean.  Put hooks on the wall for your hair dryer and curling irons.  Get some cheap plastic boxes to store your bobby pins, scrunchies, and such.  Keep the cabinet under the sink stocked with paper towels and cleaning supplies to make the daily cleaning easier.

Taking a little time every day will help to make the chore of cleaning the bathroom so much easier.  It’s worth the ten or fifteen minutes every day to prevent a disgusting job every weekend.